Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141413131313131312121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1933393344003943893072902822772733574543733552742652151661601281138584
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
2.38
9:41AM
2.55
10:00PM
2.49
10:20AM
2.69
10:41PM
2.61
10:58AM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.72
3:54PM
0.74
4:12AM
0.61
4:33PM
0.63
4:50AM
0.51
5:10PM
0.53
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:43-------8:43
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
12111-----------11----1-
Temp. °C201919192020212018191818202222211915151516171616
Feels °C (?)201919191919191818191920212321211812121112131313
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